The Eric Garner case

                                   

Eric Garner did not deserve to die.

I was not surprised by the grand jury outcome.  This is Staten Island.  I never felt comfortable going out there.  I have a Puerto Rican friend who told me about growing up there with white kids throwing rocks at his window.  I never felt safe when I would visit friends out there.

When I read reports that the grand jury consisted on 14 whites I wasn't surprised.  Personally I didn't think rallying out there before the grand jury was selected was a wise move because you ran the risk of offending potential jurors .  It's not supposed to matter but then again.


http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/12/experts_garner_cops_testimony.html


Whether or not Garner was selling loosies and if you thought he was resisting arrest, he was unarmed and not acting violent and did not deserve to die.


http://www.silive.com/northshore/index.ssf/2014/12/live_coverage_as_eric_garner_g.html#incart_most-comments